05481nam 2200685Ia 450 991045861130332120200520144314.01-281-17229-497866111722990-08-055766-X(CKB)1000000000402100(EBL)330254(OCoLC)437198458(SSID)ssj0000229008(PQKBManifestationID)11185915(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000229008(PQKBWorkID)10154056(PQKB)11138635(MiAaPQ)EBC330254(Au-PeEL)EBL330254(CaPaEBR)ebr10209700(CaONFJC)MIL117229(EXLCZ)99100000000040210020070305d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProject benefits management[electronic resource] linking your project to the business /Trish Melton, Peter Iles-Smith, Jim Yates1st ed.Amsterdam ;Boston ;London Butterworth-Heinemann20081 online resource (234 p.)"IChemE."0-7506-8477-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front cover; Project benefits management: Linking your project to the business; Copyright page; About the authors; About the project management essentials series; Foreword; Acknowledgements; How to use this book; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; The project lifecycle; Aims; What is project benefits management?; Why benefits management is needed?; Benefits management path of success; The benefits management lifecycle; And remember...; Chapter 2 Projects and business; Organizational strategy; Developing the organizational strategy and identifying projects; Economic evaluation of projectsOpportunity costLink to the business; And remember...; Chapter 3 Benefits concept; Benefits concept development; Tool: Benefits Mapping Tool; Tool: Benefits Matrix; Benefits measurement; Tool: Benefits Scoring Tool; Stakeholder management; Benefits realization; Handy hints; And finally...; Chapter 4 Benefits specification - Part 1: linking scope to benefits; Defining project scope; Tool: CTQ Scope Definition Tool; Challenging the project scope; Tool: Scope Challenge Checklist; Scope and project strategy; Scope and business change management; Tool: Business Environment Checklist; Handy hintsAnd finally...Chapter 5 Benefits specification - Part 2: business case development; Value-add and lean thinking; Cost estimating; Benefits specification and measurement; Tool: Benefits Influence Matrix; How to write a business case; Handy hints; And finally...; Chapter 6 Benefits realization; Realization planning; Tool: Benefits Realization Risk Tool; Delivery of the explicit benefits; Delivery of the implicit benefits; Tool: Customer Satisfaction Analysis Tool; Benefits sustainability; Tool: In Place-In Use Analysis Tool; Ending the project - sustaining the business; Evaluating successHandy hintsAnd finally...; Chapter 7 Short case studies; Case study A - the 'personal' project; Lessons learnt; Case study B - comparing different approaches to business case development; Lessons learnt; Case study C - the 'question mark' project; Lessons learnt; Chapter 8 Case Study One: product storage and distribution facility project; Situation; Potential project; Conclusions; Lessons learnt; Chapter 9 Case Study Two: pharmaceutical facility refurbishment project; Situation; Business case; Delivery; Benefits realization; Conclusions; Lessons learntChapter 10 Case Study Three: organizational change programmeSituation; Business case; Delivery; Benefits realization; Conclusions; Lessons learnt; Chapter 11 Case Study Four: hurricane preparedness project; Situation; Business case; Delivery; Benefits realization; Conclusions; Lessons learnt; Chapter 12 Appendices; Appendix 12-1 - 'Why?' Checklist; Appendix 12-2 - 'Benefits Realized?' Checklist; Appendix 12-3 - Economic Evaluation of Projects; Appendix 12-4 - 'How?' Checklist; Appendix 12-5 - Business Case Template; Appendix 12-6 - Simple Benefits Hierarchy ToolAppendix 12-7 - Roadmap Decision MatrixSuccessful projects are the basis for the business many successful organisations, but many professionals lack the basic skills required to manage projects successfully. This book shows how to maximise the outcomes of projects and to ensure that the benefits arising from projects -- large or small -- are fully realized by the business. This key outcome can be easily overlooked or sidelined by the need to keep projects on track. Visually lead, to the point, with case studies and best practice guidelines throughout, the hard-won real world experience found in this book makes it a powerfulProject managementProject managementCase studiesElectronic books.Project management.Project management658.404Melton Trish971931Iles-Smith Peter971932Yates James W971933Institution of Chemical Engineers (Great Britain)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458611303321Project benefits management2209804UNINA